retroussé

[ re-troo-sey; French ruh-troo-sey ]
/ ˌrɛ truˈseɪ; French rə truˈseɪ /

adjective

(especially of the nose) turned up.

Origin of retroussé

1830–40; < French, past participle of retrousser, Middle French, equivalent to re- re- + trousser to turn, tuck up; see truss

Words nearby retroussé

retrospective, retrospective falsification, retrospectively, retrospondylolisthesis, retroussage, retroussé, retroversioflexion, retroversion, retrovir, retroviridae, retrovirus

Example sentences from the Web for retrousse

  • His nose was short and retrousse, and his ears were rather prominent; but he was bright and attractive.

    The Financier |Theodore Dreiser

  • She wasn't handsome, but she certainly was pretty, even though her nose was retrousse;, which is French for pug.

    Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 |Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for retrousse

retroussé
/ (rəˈtruːseɪ, French rətruse) /

adjective

(of a nose) turned up

Word Origin for retroussé

C19: from French retrousser to tuck up; see truss